The ELTAI Annual Conference 2026, held from 7 to 10 October 2026 at MIT Art, Design and Technological University, Pune, Maharashtra, India, brought together scholars, English language teachers, teacher educators, researchers, and literary practitioners under the theme “English on the Edge: Survive? Evolve? Thrive?”. The conference provided a vibrant academic forum for engaging with contemporary developments and emerging challenges in English language teaching, literary studies, multilingual education, digital humanities, and innovative pedagogical practices.

This portal facilitates the submission of full papers based on presentations delivered at the conference. Selected papers focusing on English Language Teaching may be considered for publication in Theory and Practice in Language Studies (TPLS), a Q1 Scopus-indexed journal, subject to its editorial policies and peer-review process; article processing charges (APCs) apply. Other selected papers may be considered for publication as chapters in an edited volume to be published by Peter Lang, which will be indexed in Scopus after publication. Papers may also be considered for publication in the Journal of English Language Teaching (JELT; ISSN 0973-5208) and the Journal of Teaching and Research in English Literature (JTREL; ISSN 0975-8828), both peer-reviewed journals published by ELTAI. There are no article processing or author charges for publication in the Peter Lang volume, JELT, or JTREL. For detailed submission guidelines, please visit the Guidelines page.